West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India along the Bay of Bengal. With over 91 million inhabitants, it is India's fourth-most populous state. West Bengal is the thirteenth-largest Indian state, with an area of 88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi). Part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region of the Indian subcontinent, it borders Bangladesh in the east, and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also borders the Indian states of Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (Calcutta) the seventh-largest city in India, and center of the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. West Bengal includes the Darjeeling Himalayan hill region, the Ganges delta, the Rarh region, and the coastal Sundarbans. The main ethnic group is the Bengalis, with Bengali Hindus forming the demographic majority.
By broad in-house calculations, Congress can get 10 out of 11 berths it will vacate in April and one of two in June. A total of 56 MPs are retiring in the two months. Besides the seats it can win.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that "pressure" created by central agencies and "vendetta politics" led to the death of Trinamool Congress leader and actor Tapas Paul... IndiaTimes - Published
In what seems to be a sign of reconciliation between the West Bengal government and the Raj Bhavan, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called on Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at his official.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took umbrage at not being invited to the inauguration of the East-West Metro corridor, asserting that her team had to "shed tears" to sanction the.. IndiaTimes - Published
After the BJP's defeat in the Delhi assembly elections, poll managers of its West Bengal unit are divided whether to push its aggressive strategy on the CAA-NRC or mellow it down and lace it with.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of West Bengal, will be among the guests at Arvind Kejriwal's swearing-in ceremony that is scheduled for February 16 in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan. DNA - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work together with opposition parties to get the economy back on track and refrain from the "politics of.. IndiaTimes - Published
When Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was questioned on the Governor's remarks of being censored, she said, "Please ask the Speaker. It was his decision." DNA - Published
A book against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act written by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee was sold out six days after it was launched in the International Kolkata Book Fair, her publisher.. IndiaTimes - Published
The TMC legislators were seen donned in anti-CAA, NRC T-shirts, badges and aprons during his address. Dhankhar was seen greeting legislators of the ruling TMC, with which he has had several run-ins in.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that over 30 people have died in the state due to fear of the proposed country-wide NRC. Hitting out at the Centre, Mamata Banerjee said,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Slamming her Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath for his recent "goli vs boli" remark, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said India was facing a "dangerous situation" as people.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was on Tuesday prevented by a section of students from attending the Calcutta University's annual convocation at Nazrul Mancha here, following which he left the.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee called the CAA a law that is âa shame to humanity and civilisationâ and sought its immediate withdrawal. The state assembly passed a resolution against âthe.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
In top news of the day on Monday, January 27, 2020, suspected novel coronavirus cases in India have created quite a scare in as death toll rose to 81 in China on Monday. Other big news came from West.. DNA - Published
âThe Union health ministry on Monday said teams of healthcare professionals have been deployed in West Bengal's Panitanki and Uttarakhand's Jhulaghat and Jauljibi in Pithoragarh district, bordering.. IndiaTimes - Published
The 71st Republic Day was celebrated with pomp and pageantry across the eastern region on Sunday, even as four serial explosions rocked Assam early in the day, and sparse protests over the new.. IndiaTimes - Published
BJP leader Mukul Roy was quizzed by the West Bengal Police on Thursday in connection with the killing of three brothers in the state's Birbhum district in which an MLA is the prime accused. IndiaTimes - Published
The Mamata Banerjee government will table a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) during a special session of the Bengal Assembly on January 27. IndiaTimes - Published
The BJP, however, maintained that such resolution against the law was "unconstitutional". Banerjee, before leaving for her north Bengal tour, said her government would pass a resolution against the.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has described the "intellectuals" opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as "spineless", "devils" and "parasites". Ghosh made the comments a day after he was.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh has said that Aadhaar and PAN cards are not proof of citizenship. Ghosh, while addressing a pro-CAA rally here, urged people not to fall into the "trap" of Mamata.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Indian Railways has identified 21 miscreants who have been arrested so far for being involved in vandalism and arson of its property during the anti-CAA protests in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar, a.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has followed in the footsteps of senior BJP leaders, claiming that Arjunâs arrows had ânuclear powersâ and there were âudaan khatolas (flying machines)â.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghoshâs comment on Sunday that âanti-CAA protesters were shot like dogs in BJP-ruled statesâ has kicked up a major controversy and put his party at unease. Ghosh.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that her party TMC was the first to voice its protest to the Parliamentary Standing Committee against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and.. IndiaTimes - Published
West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh had on Sunday sparked controversy by threatening to shoot down 'like dogs' those who damaged public property in the state. DNA - Published
Terming as "so sad" the fight between National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and West Bengal State CPCR over jurisdiction, the Supreme Court Monday said these forums cannot become.. IndiaTimes - Published
A BJP party office was set on fire in Salanpur village on Sunday night. BJP has alleged that the TMC set the office ablaze. Police rushed to the spot and launched a probe into the incident. IndiaTimes - Published
Taking a swipe at the Mamata Banerjee government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged it was not implementing central schemes as they do not help "syndicates" or involve "cut money"... IndiaTimes - Published
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to "find out the provision in the Citizenship Amendment Act" which can take the.. IndiaTimes - Published
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